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Ask Swim Mom: Should Meets Be Electronic Free?

I wanted your thoughts on the benefits on swimmers being electronic free during meets and anything relevant to why a team should entertain the thought.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 50% Picking Stanford To Win Women’s NCAAs

Just over half of voters are picking Stanford to repeat as NCAA champs on the women’s side, compared to just under 25% for Virginia.

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Nike Swim Introduces Pinnacle Performance Goggle: Nike Vapor

The Nike Vapor Goggle, a pinnacle performance, FINA approved goggle, is engineered to minimize drag and maximize field of view, for optimal performance.

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The Hungry Swimmer: BYOB (Build Your Own Bowl)

When you start out cooking bowls, visualize the assembly line of the wide array of ingredients and think about each step in the ordering process.

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One Last Race

After being forced to end her career, Bryana Cielo got one final race: “I got up on the block and it felt familiar. It felt like finally coming home.”

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Nike Swim Introduces Nike HydraStrong Fabric for 2020 Performance Collection

Nike Swim introduces Nike HydraStrong, a high-performance, chlorine resistant fabric built to withstand high-intensity training and competition.

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The Real Reason Why Coronavirus Won’t Cancel the 2020 Olympic Games

Whether you believe the coronavirus will be a pandemic, or you believe it will pass with the coming of spring, one thing is clear: the Olympic impact…

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Beyond The Lane Lines: New Danish Swimming Director Named

This edition of Beyond the Lane Lines features the newly-named Danish Swimming Union Director, as well as news on Olympic toys.

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SwimSwam Voters Picks: Week 3 of Major 2020 NCAA Conference Championships

We’ve spent the past few weeks using our periodic SwimSwam polls to let readers weigh in on the coming conference swimming & diving championships.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 88% Pick Cal Men To Win Pac-12s

88% are picking the Cal men to win their third-straight Pac-12 title – that’s one of the most overpowering results of our conference champs poll series.

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The Time Has Come For The US To Join The Rest Of The World And Race Meters

Collegiate track and field used to compete in yards and have successfully transitioned to meters. We can too. If not now, then when?

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Ask Swim Mom: About Those Late Bloomers

Early bloomers have an advantage, but eventually things even out after differences in growth level out. With hard work and passion, anything can happen!

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Mack Horton Nominated For Australian Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award

Australian swimmer Mack Horton is nominated for a Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award for ‘Favorite Sports Star’ in Australia and New Zealand.

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Aussie Olympic Committee Creates Athletes Tracking Matrix For Coronavirus

The Australian Olympic Committee and Australian Institute of Sport are teaming up to create an athlete-tracking matrix database for the coronavirus.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 68% Pick Stanford To Win Women’s Pac-12

More than two-thirds of voters are picking Stanford to win the women’s Pac-12 title for the fourth-straight year, compared to about 27% for Cal.

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